Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis Dong 1989 (ornithischian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Fabrosauridae

Alternative combination: Eugongbusaurus wucaiwanensis

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1989. On a small ornithopod (Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis sp. nov.) from Kelamaili, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 27(2):140-146

Belongs to Gongbusaurus according to M. G. Becerra et al. 2016

See also Dong 1989, Dong 1992, Dong 2001, Hasegawa et al. 1990, Knoll 1999, Peng 1997, Xing et al. 2014 and Zheng et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Gongbusaurus shiyii

Type specimen: IVPP V8302. Its type locality is IVPP Loc. 83007-5, Kelameili, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian terrestrial horizon in the Shishugou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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